1. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
This project is funded
by the European Union
Gender equality within CES MED implementation
Nadya Boneva, Project director, Hulla&Co Human dynamics KG,
21st February 2017
Agadir, Morocco
Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities
A project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium

2. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
EU Treaty and legislation
Equality between men and women is a fundamental right and a common principle of the European Union. It is embedded in the Treaty on European Union since 1957, where Art. 2 and 3 (3) indicate that the Community has as its task to eliminate inequalities and promote equality between men and women.
Article 157 of the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2012/C 326/01) provides that each Member State shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is applied.

3. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
EU Gender Equality and gender pay gap
The EU Gender Equality Recast Directive (2006/54/EC) on gender equality in the area of employment and occupation in its Specific provisions, Chapter 1, Article 4 prohibits direct and indirect discrimination on grounds of sex for the same work or work to which equal value is attributed;
Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union also prohibit any discrimination on grounds of sex and enshrine the right to equal treatment between men and women in all areas, including employment, work and pay.

4. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
EU Gender Equality
The European Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men focuses on the following five priorities:
equal economic independence;
equal pay for equal work or work of equal value;
equality in decision-making;
dignity, integrity and an end to gender-based violence;
and gender equality in external actions;

5. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
Council conclusions of 7 March 2011 on European Pact for Gender Equality ( ) (2011/C 155/02)
Close the gender gaps in employment and social protection, including the gender pay gap, with a view to meeting the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy in three areas - employment, education and promoting social inclusion;
Promote better work-life balance for women and men throughout the life-course, so as to enhance gender equality, increase women's participation in the labour market and contribute to meeting the demographic challenges; and
Combat all forms of violence against women in order to ensure the full enjoyment by women of their human rights and to achieve gender equality, including with a view to inclusive growth.

6. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
EU Gender Equality in the Arab region
The labour markets in the Arab region have some gender characteristics that are similar to those in practically all other world regions:
fewer women work than men,
many work in different jobs than men,
and when they work in broadly similar jobs as men, they tend to be in lower positions and are paid less.

7. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
EU Gender Equality in the Arab region
While in most cases women have on average less education than men, women workers tend to have more education than male workers and, if they are employed predominantly in the public sector, the gender wage gap tends to be narrower.
The female force participation rate is only 27 per cent in the Arab countries compared to the global average of 51 per cent .
When women are employed, they tend to be predominantly employed in “feminized” industries and occupations in relative isolation from men

8. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
CES MED region and female employment rates in 2010*
Algeria – 13%
Tunisia – 21%
Morocco – 24%
Egypt – 19%
Jordan – 20%
Lebanon 20%
Women in Business 2014
Accelerating Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region, OECD publication

9. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
CES MED and Gender equality some statistics
Key experts: 70% male, 30% female
Non key experts: 45% of working days are utilized by female experts and 55% by male

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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
CES MED and Gender equality some statistics
Back stopping team and support staff encompassing 60% female and 40% male experts

11. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
CES MED and Gender equality some statistics
National Focal points: 12,5% female and 87,5% male representatives;
Mayors local authorities we had one 1 female mayor in Baakline, Lebanon, however now all mayors that CES MED is cooperating are men.

12. Gender equality within CES MED implementation
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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
CES MED and Gender equality some statistics
Municipalities administration led by women coordinators: Agadir (Morocco) / Luxor (Egypt) / Baaqline and Beirut (Lebanon) / Nablus (Palestine) / Irbid and Sahab (Jordan).

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Gender equality within CES MED implementation
Conclusions and lessons learned:
Regardless the fact that Gender equality is not within the main focus of CES MED implementation in our work we apply both EU policies and practices and respect the complexity and specify of our beneficiary region;
Overall CES MED respect diversity and enables equal participation of both men and women;
If we look at pure statistics women are more than 30% of the experts, beneficiaries and stakeholder groups;
CES MED attracts participation only on professional merits, respects cultural differences, human rights and equal involvement of both men and woman.

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